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• _ r �—'T Orange County Board of Education MEMORANDUM TO: John Link FROM: Randy Bridges Randy Bridges Superintendent RE: March 25, 2002 Joint Meeting Board Members: DATE: March 20, 2002 Brenda Stephens,Chair Dana Thompson,Vice Chair Robert Bateman Listed below are brief comments about selected items for the meeting Keith cook with the Commissioners on Monday night: Susan Halkiotis David Kolbinsky Delores Simpson Factors Affecting FY 2002-03 School Budget • The current condition of the State Budget poses a dilemma for the county as well as our school system. I am sure this crisis will 200 East zing Street Hillsborough,NC 27278 have an impact on our local budget. Salary increases and Health Telephone: 919-732-8126 Insurance have been the main items that have affected the FAX: 919-732-8120 mandate portion of our local budget over the past several years. If the state provides increases for the coming school year, it will be reflected in our local budget request as well. ~'�' • The preliminary state enrollment projections for our system next year are showing a decrease. It appears that the enrollment estimates for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro system will again be increasing. As you may recall, this placed our system in a difficult position last year, and it appears that we are heading for the same position for the 2002-03 school year. • The major portion of our budget will be needed to address start-up costs for Cedar Ridge High School. We shared with your staff that we estimated the cost to be between $1.2-1.7 million. We are in the process of finalizing our needs, and will present that information to our Board at our next meeting in April. Priority Projects—Bond Renovations,Alternative Funding, and Pay- As-You-Go (PAYG) • The Hillsborough Elementary/Central Office Expansions were presented to the Bond Funding Task Force as a joint project. We currently have central office personnel located on site at this school. We want to increase the student capacity for the school by using the wing that currently houses central office staff. There are additional needs at the school such as air quality issues, storage Orange County schmis "Providing educational opportunities for successfal futures."